Singapore’s gambling regulator, the Gambling Regulatory Authority (GRA), confirmed that it has renewed the casino license of Marina Bay Sands, one of its most iconic landmarks. This will allow the Las Vegas Sands-owned casino to continue to offer gaming for the next few years.
Marina Bay Sands Successfully Renewed Its License
According to an official announcement by the GRA’s Communications & International Relations Branch, the regulator has renewed the casino license of Marina Bay Sands under Section 49 of Singapore’s Casino Control Act 2006 (CCA). The authority emphasized that prior to that, it assessed the property’s casino business, making sure that it had fulfilled the requirements set out in Section 45 of the CCA.
As a result, the iconic property’s casino license was renewed for another 3 years, effective from April 26, 2025.
As mentioned, Marina Bay Sands is owned by the international gaming and hospitality giant Las Vegas Sands. Thanks to its unique shape and the luxurious experiences it offers, it has cemented itself as a major tourism driver in Singapore.
The extension of Marina Bay Sands’ casino license further highlights the property’s central role in the local economy and Las Vegas Sands’ commitment to compliance.
Singapore Remains Committed to Maintaining Its Integrity
Speaking of compliance, Singapore has been bullish on preventing illegal gambling, which jeopardizes the local economy and harms the players.
In January, Singapore’s government announced that it had blocked a total of 3,800 unlicensed gambling websites as of December 31, 2024. However, the country faces a continued battle against illegal operators since they can always make new sites. The country’s Minister of Home Affairs K. Shanmugam vowed to continue the fight against unlicensed gambling but admitted that the government cannot be realistically expected to know of every gambling website.
A few days later, the GRA leveraged ISP blocking to stop decentralized prediction market platform Polymarket from accessing customers in the country. Singaporean authorities considered the platform’s products to constitute unlicensed gambling, necessitating the regulatory action.
LVS Changes Leaders, Backs Down on Texas Casino
In other news, Las Vegas Sands recently announced a major leadership change. Last month, it announced that chairman and chief executive officer Robert Goldstein will transition to the role of senior advisor beginning March 1, 2026. In the meantime, the board nominated chief operating officer Patrick Dumont as Goldstein’s successor.
In more recent news, Las Vegas Sands, which has been among the main promoters of the launch of casino gaming in Texas, backed down on its casino proposal and asked the Irving City Council to withdraw the casino gambling project from its proposed zoning amendment.
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